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Blog: Swedish support for jailed colleagues in Ethiopia, Eritrea — CPJ
If you pass by Kronoberg Prison in Sweden’s capital, Stockholm, you will see journalists chained to its gates. They have committed no crime. For over a week, journalists have taken turns locking themselves up in front of the prison to raise awareness of the imprisonment of three colleagues held in the Horn of Africa
Blog: A personal side to Anna Politkovskaya’s legacy — CPJ
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) -
Internationally renowned for her work, respected for her courage and still mourned by thousands around the world five years after
Employees are expendable collateral — The Federalist — BBG Watch
More on the BBG Employee Survey by The Federalist In the October 2011 meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the open session was made notable by remarks
The “New” BBG Strategic Plan — The Federalist — BBG Watch
by The Federalist On Friday, October 14, the Broadcasting Board of Governors put out a press release heralding its “new” alleged “strategic plan.” Well, really, this isn’t
BBG’s Victor Ashe raises employee morale issues
In a rare move for a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), a struggling federal agency which oversees U.S. government-funded news and information broadcasts for foreign
United States – Reporters arrested, roughed up while covering Occupy Wall Street protests
Reporters Sans Frontières (RSF) - The often violent response to the Occupy Wall Street campaign that is growing in the United States and elsewhere is affecting
The Long, Slow Crawl Up The Mountain, Part II — BBG Watch
By The Federalist People who monitor what goes on inside the Cohen Building were amazed to hear the BBG crowing about being a “most improved” Federal agency, following the
Distinguished campaigner for human rights Harry Wu joined the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting — CUSIB
The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB) welcomes Harry Wu, a distinguished human rights advocate, as a new member of its Advisory Board and looks forward to using
Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting Announces Advisory Board — CUSIB Press Release
BBG Watch is reposting the CUSIB Press Release, which we have just received. It lists the members of the CUSIB's Advisory Board and explains
NGOs defend media freedom against Kim Jong-Il’s regime
Reporters Without Borders (RSF), an international media freedom NGO, visited the South Korean capital of Seoul in July to evaluate the level of media freedom and freedom of
Two news reports from North Korea offer vastly different accounts — BBG Watch
Two news reports from North Korea, two vastly different accounts. One of the reports, North Korea Kicks Open Press Doors for Taekwon-Do Championship, was produced by the Voice
BBG open meeting on October 13 to receive strategic review recommendations after a major rebuke by Congress — BBG Watch
The BBG has published a notice under the Sunshine Act about its next open meeting on October 13 in Washington D.C.
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